Denver Nuggets @ New Orleans Hornets

49-23, 17-20 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Nuggets DEN	18	20	30	18	86
Hornets NO	27	32	27	24	110

New Orleans HornetsHornetsNO

25-46, 15-21 Home

110

25-46, 15-21 Home

Matchups

DEN

DEN wins season

2-1

102

Game 1@ DEN

Final

113

Game 2@ DEN

Final

Game 3@ NO

Final

110

Western Conference

Northwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	-	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	10	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	15	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	22	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	42	L1

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